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Anne of Green Gables & Anne of Avonlea
Follow the exciting adventures of spunky heroine Anne Shirley in the first two volumes of the iconic Anne series, freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line.
First, in Anne of Green Gables, the impetuous, red-haired orphan meets and must win the love of her foster parents at their scenic farmhouse, Green Gables.
Her adventures continue in Anne of Avonlea as she becomes the new schoolmistress in Avonlea, where she finds new challenges and true love.
First, in Anne of Green Gables, the impetuous, red-haired orphan meets and must win the love of her foster parents at their scenic farmhouse, Green Gables.
Her adventures continue in Anne of Avonlea as she becomes the new schoolmistress in Avonlea, where she finds new challenges and true love.
576 pages, Paperback
Published April 7, 2026
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
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September 7, 2026
Overall 3.5 ⭐️, rounded down.
Anne of Green Gables: 3.75 ⭐️
While I did have some minor issues with Anne of Green Gables (namely that the characters felt very distant to me, and I found myself wishing there was more depth put into Gilbert, Marilla, and Matthew, as well as Anne herself in the second half of the installment(s)). That being said, this is a beautiful and timeless story (minus the few things said that did not stand the test of time, which we will make allowances for considering the era) that follows a bright eyed, optimistic, and imaginative girl as she grows into herself and experiences the joys of home, family, and friendship for the first time. Overall I loved this story and would recommend it to anyone who loves a good coming of age story. And for lovers of the show, the first half of the book was basically directly adapted verbatim, and with only minor changes from the second half of the book (one of which you’ll want to have tissues on hand for).
Anne of Avonlea: 3 ⭐️
I felt much more connected to Anne here than I did for most of Anne of Green Gables. I felt like we were finally “let in” so to speak. That being said, I felt even more distant from the rest of the characters, and apart from Marilla, felt that all of those relationships Anne spent years building really just fell to the wayside in Anne of Avonlea. I felt that we barely saw Diana, and when we did she was bland. We barely saw Gilbert and yet are expected to understand how she came to fall in love with him and realize it. I was really disappointed in the end as far as their relationship goes. That being said, Lavender and Mr. Irving’s ending was lovely and i’m glad Anne finally gets to go to college, though I’m bummed we don’t get any conclusion to that. We don’t get to know what career she goes in or how her relationship with Gilbert evolves.
Anne of Green Gables: 3.75 ⭐️
While I did have some minor issues with Anne of Green Gables (namely that the characters felt very distant to me, and I found myself wishing there was more depth put into Gilbert, Marilla, and Matthew, as well as Anne herself in the second half of the installment(s)). That being said, this is a beautiful and timeless story (minus the few things said that did not stand the test of time, which we will make allowances for considering the era) that follows a bright eyed, optimistic, and imaginative girl as she grows into herself and experiences the joys of home, family, and friendship for the first time. Overall I loved this story and would recommend it to anyone who loves a good coming of age story. And for lovers of the show, the first half of the book was basically directly adapted verbatim, and with only minor changes from the second half of the book (one of which you’ll want to have tissues on hand for).
Anne of Avonlea: 3 ⭐️
I felt much more connected to Anne here than I did for most of Anne of Green Gables. I felt like we were finally “let in” so to speak. That being said, I felt even more distant from the rest of the characters, and apart from Marilla, felt that all of those relationships Anne spent years building really just fell to the wayside in Anne of Avonlea. I felt that we barely saw Diana, and when we did she was bland. We barely saw Gilbert and yet are expected to understand how she came to fall in love with him and realize it. I was really disappointed in the end as far as their relationship goes. That being said, Lavender and Mr. Irving’s ending was lovely and i’m glad Anne finally gets to go to college, though I’m bummed we don’t get any conclusion to that. We don’t get to know what career she goes in or how her relationship with Gilbert evolves.
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